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dysgeusia /dys·geu·sia/ (-goo´zhah) parageusia.
Dysgeusia Unpleasant alteration of taste sensation, often with a metallic taste. Mentioned in: Radioactive Implants dysgeusia [disgo̅o̅′zhə] Etymology: Gk, dys + geusis, taste an abnormal or impaired sense of taste. dysgeusia (disgyoo´zē n an abnormal or impaired sense of taste. dysgeusia Neurology A distortion or perversion of the sense of taste, impaired taste. See Taste. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Furthermore, posterior transposition requires severing the chorda tympani and greater superficial petrosal nerves, which results in transient dysgeusia and an ipsilateral dry eye. Roper says ongoing research into the details of flavor reception should ultimately prove helpful to people who suffer from dysgeusia -- a chronic taste-reception abnormality that can literally leave its sufferers with a bad taste in their mouths. 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dysgeusia 24 27. |
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